Wooden Desktop Trebuchet
I came across this design for a desktop size trebuchet and I though “That is so awesome it should be illegal”. Anyways, I have yet to build one myself but I am considering building one for my boss since he has to work in an office (I work from home). Might be nice to break up the dullness around the office a bit. From the site:
Wooden Desktop Trebuchet
The trebuchet is a medieval invention originally designed to lay seige to fortresses and castles. The largest of them could hurl immense stones hundreds of yards. Now you can have one to play with in your own home. The whole device stands about foot tall when unloaded and flings various things ten feet or more. Moreover, this is a nice introductiory woodworking project that you can do with mostly basic tools. Make sure to check all of the images. A lot of the details are in the notes there.
You can view the entire process on one page here: Desktop Trabuchet
There are also a lot more instruction for pretty much any project you can think of. Check out some of the other one if you have a moment.
-Cheers
